单词 | anticipation |
释义 | anticipationnoun an·tic·i·pa·tion (ˌ)an-ˌti-sə-ˈpā-shən 1 a : a prior action that takes into account or forestalls a later action hired more security guards in anticipation of a large crowd b : the act of looking forward especially : pleasurable expectation looked forward with anticipation to their arrival 2 : the use of money before it is available 3 a : visualization of a future event or state b : an object or form that anticipates a later type 4 : the early sounding of one or more tones of a succeeding chord to form a temporary dissonance compare suspension anticipation nounas in expectation the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence in anticipation of a job offer, she had already begun looking for an apartment in the city where the company was based Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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